2. Recalled Spokane Mayor Jim West lashed out at The Spokesman-Review on Thursday, hours after the FBI announced that a criminal investigation into his conduct in office did not produce enough evidence to warrant federal public corruption charges here.

3.Wyoming cowboy singer Garet Johnson is being idolized by fans but not the "American Idol" judges here.

4. The Boise P&Z commission slapped a three-strike rule on a Boise State fraternity before approving the first BSU frat house in recent memory -- one that the frat rats promise won't become an "Animal House" here.

5. A Spokane Police Department lieutenant who had supervised traffic enforcement officers was demoted Thursday to detective after an internal investigation revealed he had twice driven more than 100 mph on Interstate 90 while attending a training conference in Tacoma here.